"Knights of the Zodiac" Live-Action Adaptation Cast Unveiled

Mackenyu and Madison Iseman are leading the cast of "Knights of the Zodiac", a live-action movie adaptation of the 1986 manga and anime series "Saint Seiya".

Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Nick Stahl, Diego Tinoco, and Mark Dacascos will also star in the fantasy.

Filmmaker Tomasz Baginski is directing the movie that will be produced by Toei Animation and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions.

The manga and anime were created by Masami Kurumada and centered on warriors known as "The Saints" who gather their powers from the constellations to defend the reincarnated goddess Athena from other gods who intend to take over the Earth.

Mackenyu is starring as Seiya, a street orphan and the title hero of the franchise who embarks on a journey to conquer the ancient Greek armor of Pegasus after mystical energy known as Cosmo awakens in him.

Iseman plays Sienna who struggles to control her godly powers, while Bean stars as a mentor called Alman Kiddo who recruits Seiya into the Knights order. Tinoco is a man hired to kill the vulnerable goddess.

The "Knights of the Zodiac" adaptation had been in development for years and suffered several production delays before finally starting production this year.

Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken wrote the most recent drafts.

Veteran stuntman and martial arts choreographer Andy Cheng, who was the fight coordinator of Marvel Studios’ "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", acted as stunt coordinator and fight coordinator for the production, which was filmed in Hungary and Croatia.

Toei, which was behind the anime that ran from 1986 to 1989, will distribute in Japan, while SPWA will handle the rest of the world, excluding China and the Middle East.